Kalise Ice Cream Novelties, France

Kalise is an ice cream manufacturer headquartered in Spain, primarily selling their novelties in Spain and Mallorca, but apparently also in France, which is where I discovered them, when visiting my office there.  One of my favorite parts of visiting offices worldwide is exploring their ice cream freezers, like Heartbrand ice creams in Munich, Mövenpick in Zurich, Streets in Australia, Nestlé in Canada, Hood on the east coast, and regional offerings from Ben...

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The Praluline from Pâtisserie Chocolaterie Pralus

Wow. That is all I have to say.  It takes a lot to impress me with a sweet treat these days.  I'm spoiled, I eat a ton of desserts, and baked goods in particular.  The pastry chefs at my office are insanely talented and I'm treated to about 4 different amazing dessert creations ... every single day.  I seek out great desserts when I'm not at the office.  And you can kinda guess what I spent my time in Paris doing ...  yes, visiting as...

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Dinner @ Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie, Paris

I was in Paris for a full week before I finally had foie gras.  Yes, sad but true.  Clearly, my complete and utter obsession with foie gras from the days when it was banned in California is over.  Amusingly, Ojan, who never wanted to partake in my foie gras adventures back in the day, had foie gras two times before me (he was going to different business dinners than I, and his went places with foie). Anyway, when planning my Paris adventures,...

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Temporary Executive Lounge, Sheraton Airport Hotel, Paris

During one of my visits to Paris this past year, we decided to stay two nights at the Sheraton Paris Airport hotel, since we had an early morning flight, and wanted to avoid the transit time from the city that morning, and had planned a day trip out of the city the other day, from a station located at the airport.  The hotel is, literally, inside the airport.  If you ever have an early morning flight to take out of Paris, it works well. Being a Sheraton,...

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